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152 W JAMES

Historic Name:
BELLACK BUILDING
Other Name:
Reference Number:
28451

Property Location

Location (Address)
152 W JAMES
County
Columbia
City/Village
Columbus
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1895
Additions
Survey Date
1994
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A.M. "DICK" BELLACK TOOK OVER THE MEN'S CLOTHING BUSINESS STARTED BY HIS FATHER AND MOVED IT TO THIS BUILDING IN 1895. HE BUILT AN ADDITION KNOWN AS THE "TAILOR BUILDING" AT 116 N. DICKASON BLVD. IN 1900. HE AND HIS SON OPERATED THE BUSINESS UNTIL 1935. IT REMAINED A MEN'S CLOTHING STORE UNTIL THE 1980S. THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MET IN THE SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM FOR MANY YEARS. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated.
Bibliographic References
COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOUR, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Columbus Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 05, 1992
State Register Listing Date
Jan 22, 1992
Contributing
Yes
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